PBSO: Suburban West Palm man attacks woman with syringe

A man armed with a syringe attempted to stab a woman with it last week, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Deputies arrested Brendan J. Schuff, 28, of suburban West Palm Beach on Friday after responding to a call in the Century Village complex. A woman told deputies that Schuff had become “out of control” as he destroyed furniture and other items in her condo, then tried to attack her with a syringe.

He was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $9,000 bail.

The woman told deputies that Schuff has a drug problem, according to a sheriff’s arrest report. The report does not give the woman’s name or specify her relationship to Schuff. When deputies arrived, they entered the home and one was hit by a can of WD-40 thrown by Schuff, the report said.

A sheriff’s K-9 deputy was deployed and Schuff allegedly began to fight with the dog. Schuff continued to fight with the dog and deputies before he was subdued and placed into handcuffs.

Deputies found two syringes in a bathroom. An estimated $5,000 worth of damage was done inside the condo